L'Oréal Paris ELVIVE Colour Protect Conditioner Review

I have salon dyed blonde hair and so I need a good colour protect conditioner to keep my ends healthy and not like hay. To me, this conditioner also did nothing of what it said it would. It made my ends dry and knotty. It also didn't leave my hair looking radiant or smooth like it said it would on the bottle. Because the retail price is only $8.99 you wouldn't expect a lot from this conditioner either compared to other - more expensive - conditioners but you would still expect to see a little bit of a difference. I get my hair dyed at an expensive salon and after testing out this conditioner, I would not rely on this product alone to protect the colour of my hair - I would prefer to spend more money on better quality conditioner. Even the smell of this conditioner isn't very appealing to me as it smells like cherries. I had to put a hair mask through my ends after each time I used this conditioner just so my ends wouldn't look dull and dry. For the last few days that I trialed this conditioner, I mixed it into my usual more expensive conditioner that I use just so I wouldn't have to use as much of my expensive one and I actually liked the results. My hair was radiant and smooth like it usually is when I just use my expensive conditioner on its own, so I can use these two conditioners mixed together to save money.

Used in conjunction with Elevive Colour Protect Shampoo. Conditioner had a good smell which remains in hair. Small amount required (less than what was expected for thick hair). I found this product hard to rinse out of my hair. No matter how many rinses I felt my hair remained "coated" in conditioner. Hair was silky and smooth once dried off though. For a supermarket product it was good although I don't think I will use again mainly due to the feeling it left on my hair.

It does make my hair somewhat smoother however when I went to get a haircut just 3 days ago, my hairdresser had advised me to change shampoo and conditioner immediately as she noticed how dry my hair was after using this product.

I have used this conditioner alongside the matching shampoo and the one think I found that I particularly liked was that my hair felt soft and nourished after I had used it. I usually use a salon conditioner on my coloured hair and felt that this made my hair feel just as nice as the salon conditioner. In terms of protecting my colour, my hair didn't appear to fade any quicker than I would usually notice. If I wasn't buying my normal salon conditioner, I would seriously consider buying this conditioner and trying it out. I would certainly suggest this brand to a friend.

I really liked using this conditioner in conjunction with the shampoo. It has left my hair smelling amazing and easy to manage. As I stated in my shampoo review I have never been a fan of L'Oreal hair products before but this has changed my mind.

As with the shampoo, this was also in a great bright coloured easy to hold bottle. I love that the lid is essentially on the bottom of the bottle which makes it easier to use. The conditioner is thick and creamy and washes out well. Made my hair smell, look and feel amazing.

Love the fragrance! The packaging is eye catching and bright and stands out in the supermarket. The texture of the product is smooth and silky/glossy. I used about 1 tablespoon of product for my shoulder length, thick hair which seemed to maybe even be a bit much, it is easy to apply and feels lovely on the hair. I also (time allowing) combed it through and left it in for 2-3 mins before rinsing out. I did find that when rinsing out it left a slippery residue on my neck and body which I didn't like, and if it's the last thing you do when in the shower I found it caused pimples on my neck, but if I washed thoroughly the residue off or tipped my head forward for rinsing it was ok. My hair was beautiful and shiny, soft! And bouncy! Also smelled fantastic, the colour is holding well and still vibrant - if only it would inhibit the growth of grey! I'll continue to use this product for as long as I colour my hair I think.

As with the shampoo I have washed my hair more frequently to give the conditioner a good trial. My hair feels softer, thicker and appears to be in better condition. My comb just slipped through my wet hair with the conditioner in it and once conditioner rinsed out still remained tangle free. My hair is definitely bouncier. Several people have commented on my hair colour and wanted to know if I had changed the colour!! Expectionally good product at reasonable price and will definitely be purchasing again.

I love how after using the shampoo with the conditioner you have a beautiful soft feel with shine and my highlights appeared brighter. It is hard to judge the 2products independently as I used them together, but I really loved how in the directions you didn't have to wait 2-5minutes for before rinsing out the conditioner. I tried it as directed and loved the smooth soft look with plenty of shine

Great conditioner! Formula smells pleasant and foams well, a little of this product goes a long way. Hair did not feel weighted down with the usual silcons they load conditioner with. My hair is lovingly abused with frequent heat and this seemed to bring the dryer areas back into condition. Again I still noted colour bleed so do not feel this would lock colour in for 28 washes for those who love bold hair colours.